Canada considers extending timeline for oil industry emission targets

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Canada is considering pushing back its greenhouse gas reduction timeline for its oil industry, the environment minister told media on Saturday.

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The government recognizes that"some of the measures that will be needed to achieve those deep emission reductions might require more time than what we have between now and 2030," observed Canadian Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault in an interview with CBC's"The House." Last year Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government announced an enhanced plan to comply with the Paris Climate Agreement, aiming for a 40-45 percent reduction in its greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 from 2005 levels.

 

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